Chili Crab

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 kg crab (cleaned and quatered)
• 1 cup oil
• 1 onion, sliced (optional)
• 1 (450 ml) can cubed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 teaspoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine (optional) or 1 tablespoon rice wine (optional)
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch, mixed with
• 1/2 cup water
• salt
• 1 egg , beaten
• 3 cm ginger
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 medium red chilies
• 5 sprigs spring onions
• 2 cm ginger, cut into thin strips
• sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in wok over high heat,when hot, fry crabs.
• 2 in batches for 2 minutes each batch.
• 3 remove and keep aside.
• 4 lower heat slightly,add onion and ground ingredients and stir fry for 3 minutes.
• 5 add canned tomatoes,sugar,soy sauce,cayenne pepper,sherry and let simmer for another 5 minutes or till tomatoes are very soft and starts to form a gravy.
• 6 check seasonings,add more salt if necessary.
• 7 add crabs and cornstarch mixture and stir fry for another 4 to 5 minutes or till mixture start to thicken,remove from heat.
• 8 stir in beaten egg .
• 9 remove to a serving dish.
• 10 garnish with sliced spring onions and ginger strips.
• 11 top with 2 to 3 dashes of sesame oil.
• 12 serve warm with hot rice or bread.